The week began with Boston calling up top prospect Roman Anthony. It ended with the Red Sox trading slugger Rafael Devers. In between, they swept the rival Yankees.

BOSTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (37-36) punctuate their best series of the season with a crisp, 2-0 win over the Yankees to finish off a sweep as Brayan Bello dominates and the offense does just enough against ace Max Fried:

The New York Yankees biggest rival, the Boston Red Sox, made headlines the other night when they traded star infielder Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants

Devers, who homered against the Yankees in his final game as a Red Sox on Sunday, was batting .272/.401/.504 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs this season. Despite Boston’s recent surge, they’re still fourth in the AL East with a 37–36 record — and now without their most dangerous bat.

The Red Sox have become one of the most puzzling MLB franchises after trading away several of their biggest stars for very little in return.

The Yankees suffered their first regular-season series sweep since last July as the Red Sox dominated at Fenway Park, with New York batters hitting just .160 against Boston pitching.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted his twin 7-year-old sons to meet the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the biggest star of his team's AL East foe.

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